The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir
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- THE PANJAB, NORTH-WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE AND KASHMIR
- SIR JAMES DOUIE, M.A., K.C.S.I.
- EDITOR'S PREFACE
- NOTE BY AUTHOR
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- CHAPTER I
- AREAS AND BOUNDARIES
- CHAPTER II
- MOUNTAINS, HILLS, AND PLAINS
- CHAPTER III
- RIVERS
- CHAPTER IV
- GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
- Fig. 16. Rainfall of different Seasons.
- CHAPTER V
- CLIMATE
- CHAPTER VI
- HERBS, SHRUBS, AND TREES
- CHAPTER VII
- FORESTS
- CHAPTER VIII
- BEASTS, BIRDS, FISHES, AND INSECTS
- Shooting in Hills
- Sport in the Plains
- CHAPTER IX
- THE PEOPLE: NUMBERS, RACES, AND LANGUAGES
- CHAPTER X
- THE PEOPLE (continued): RELIGIONS
- CHAPTER XI
- THE PEOPLE (continued): EDUCATION
- CHAPTER XII
- ROADS AND RAILWAYS
- CHAPTER XIII
- CANALS
- CHAPTER XIV
- AGRICULTURE AND CROPS
- CHAPTER XV
- HANDICRAFTS AND MANUFACTURES
- CHAPTER XVI
- EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
- CHAPTER XVII
- HISTORY—PRE-MUHAMMADAN PERIOD, 500 B.C.—1000 A.D.
- CHAPTER XVIII
- HISTORY (continued). THE MUHAMMADAN PERIOD, 1000-1764 A.D.
- CHAPTER XIX
- HISTORY (continued). THE SIKH PERIOD, 1764-1849 A.D.
- CHAPTER XX
- HISTORY (continued). THE BRITISH PERIOD, 1849-1913
- CHAPTER XXI
- ARCHAEOLOGY AND COINS
- 1. Silver punch-marked coin. 2. Drachma of Sophytes (Panjáb Satrap about time of Alexander). 3. Hemidrachma of Azes. 4. Copper coin of Táxila. 5. Silver Kuninda coin. 6. Stater of Wema Kadphises. 7. Stater of Kanishka. 8. Later Kushán stater. 9. White Hun silver piece. 10. Gadhiya paisa. 11. Silver coin of Spalapatí Deva, Hindu King of Kábul.
- CHAPTER XXII
- ADMINISTRATION—GENERAL
- CHAPTER XXIII
- ADMINISTRATION—LOCAL
- CHAPTER XXIV
- REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE
- CHAPTER XXV
- PANJÁB DISTRICTS AND DELHI
- CHAPTER XXVI
- THE PANJÁB NATIVE STATES 1. The Phulkian States
- Tree showing relationship of the three Houses.
- 2. Other Sikh States
- 3. The Muhammadan States
- 4. Hindu Hill States
- CHAPTER XXVII
- THE NORTH WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE
- 1. Districts
- 2. Tribal Territory
- CHAPTER XXVIII
- KASHMÍR AND JAMMU
- CHAPTER XXIX
- CITIES
- CHAPTER XXX
- OTHER PLACES OF NOTE
- I. PANJÁB.
- II. Panjáb Native States.
- III. North West Frontier Province.
- IV. Kashmír and Jammu.
- Table I. Tribes of Panjáb (including Native States) and N.W.F. Province[1].
- Table II. Rainfall, Cultivation, Population, and Land Revenue.
- Table III. Diagrams relating to Cultivation.
- TABLE IV. Percentages of Principal Crops[1].
- Table V Revenue and Expenditure, 1911-12.
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- FOOTNOTES:
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